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Enrollment Format Choices: Snapping Back to “Normal”?

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Undergraduate students did not return to classroom settings in Fall 2021. million additional undergraduates were pushed into all online (or for many “emergency remote”) courses in fall 2020, only 2.5 million additional undergraduates were pushed into all online (or for many “emergency remote”) courses in fall 2020, only 2.5

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Is Online Education Really in Trouble? No, and Here Is Why!

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Their IPEDS snapshot data showcase how many students were enrolled in different types of programs on a given fall semester day. While these are important data, I have previously written that the best data on format preferences reflect enrollment over the full 12-month academic year. Undergraduate In 2022 more than 2.2

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Majority of California College Students Eligible for CalFresh Do Not Enroll: Report

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A new report found that a majority of eligible California college students do not receive CalFresh benefits. Only 30% of eligible community college students, 22% of eligible UC undergraduates, and 29% of eligible UC graduate students were enrolled in CalFresh in fall 2019.

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How Much Have We Been Undercounting Online Students?

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The fall enrollment snapshot that we have relied on is undercounting online student by 75 percent among undergraduates and 44 percent among graduate students. million students), and the undercount grows to 75 percent for fully online students (missing 1.8 million students.) What the data show.

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La Familia: Five Ways Institutions Can Support Hispanic Families  

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College planning can be particularly challenging for Hispanic students and their families due to various factors such as cultural differences, language barriers, and limited access to information about higher education opportunities. We can help you make strong connections with Hispanic families as part of your student recruitment campaigns.

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Fast Facts: Financial Aid

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85% of full-time, first-year undergraduate students in 2019-2020 were awarded some type of financial aid. [1]. The majority of students awarded financial aid received federal grants. The average federal grant award for undergraduate students has more than doubled to $10,590 in 2022 from $5,190 in 2001. [2].

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6 Underrated Facts About Community College

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The average community college enrollee was 27 in 2019. Note Reference [3] Check Hispanic and Latino/a students attending community college studied abroad at nearly double the rate of students at all institutions in the 2021-2022 school year. The average community college student is 27 years old. Note Reference [7] 6.